Eric Larson Art

Eric Larson Art https://ericlarsonart.com Eric Larson Art Tue, 08 Sep 2026 01:07:22 +0000 https://ericlarsonart.com en Homepage https://ericlarsonart.com/Homepage Wed, 26 Dec 2018 22:49:53 +0000 Eric Larson Art https://ericlarsonart.com/Homepage Eric Larson Art <img width="1000" height="789" width_o="1000" height_o="789" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bace7fa75c3d18f2ce93033343e31defa267d8563bfa351846aa84f1b3ce092e/larson_eric_maine_light.jpeg" data-mid="188983461" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bace7fa75c3d18f2ce93033343e31defa267d8563bfa351846aa84f1b3ce092e/larson_eric_maine_light.jpeg" /> Maine Light22” x 28” OilPrivate Collection Winner of the Alden Bryan Memorial Award for Traditional Landscape Painting in Oil Copley Society of Art, Boston - National Show August 2023 About https://ericlarsonart.com/About Thu, 27 Dec 2018 00:02:23 +0000 Eric Larson Art https://ericlarsonart.com/About About <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e508f330df52fb8f581d84e9655c56cb24ac009e9fe4ab24665293bf45eff8c/ERIC-LARSON.jpg" data-mid="156987450" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8e508f330df52fb8f581d84e9655c56cb24ac009e9fe4ab24665293bf45eff8c/ERIC-LARSON.jpg" /> We are fortunate to live at this time and place and do not necessarily need to travel someplace else to see beautiful things. There is so much beauty before us in our everyday lives; sometimes you just need someone to point it out. With my paintings, I try to uncover those overlooked vignettes. I love to paint small town life and rural America and find it interesting no matter the season. Many of my paintings depict country roads leading to unique old farm buildings or backstreet alleys between main street homes. I find endless inspiration in the colors and composition of sunlight and shadow on frame houses and weathered barns. I am always scouting new and interesting things to paint. My iPhone is full of pictures that will become future paintings and I have been known to abruptly stop the car, or run down an alley, if the sun and shadow are balanced just right; too much or too little of either does not make for an interesting painting. I start each painting by placing the dark shadow patterns first in a pleasing way within the canvas dimensions and then I paint in the sunlit areas. Everything else gets placed in between those two values.  A successful painting for me is when the sunlight is interesting only because of the shadows nearby. Events & Awards 2026 4th Fridays Juried Art Exhibition - July Dole Mansion, Crystal Lake, IL, Honorable Mention Quiet Distance 2026 4th Fridays Juried Art Exhibition - May Dole Mansion, Crystal Lake, IL, Best of Show  Pier Review 2025 Solo Exhibition Backroads  Epping Gallery, McHenry County College  2024 Art of the Land, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County Honorable Mention Last Light 2024 Light of the Easel National Juried Show, Rice Gallery, Overland Park, KS Best of Show Food & Liquor 2023 Art of the Land, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County 2023 Through Hopper’s Lens National Juried Show, Copley Society of Art, Boston Alden Bryan Memorial Award for Tranditional Landscape Painting in Oil  Maine Light 2022 Art of the Land, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County 2022 Bluff Strokes Paint Out, Dubuque, Iowa 2nd Place All Around - Julien Dubuque Bridge 2021 Art of the Land, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County Honorable Mention - Around the Bend 2020 Art of the Land, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County Best of Show - Boone Creek Headwaters 2019 Art of the Land, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County 2018 Art of the Land, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County 2018 Prairie Plein Air, Schaumburg, IL 2016 Art of the Land, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County Media July 2022 RedDotBlog.com, RedDot Artist Profile: Eric Larson Artwork https://ericlarsonart.com/Artwork Sun, 10 Feb 2019 00:19:45 +0000 Eric Larson Art https://ericlarsonart.com/Artwork Artwork <img width="1200" height="891" width_o="1200" height_o="891" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/947667238fc3e33ecf2cc38110c62d57b53afd6ccdee09e106daef38d58cf4ea/Boone_Creek_Headwaters.jpg" data-mid="118076216" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/947667238fc3e33ecf2cc38110c62d57b53afd6ccdee09e106daef38d58cf4ea/Boone_Creek_Headwaters.jpg" /> Plein Air Landscapes<img width="1000" height="795" width_o="1000" height_o="795" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1caab7749274a1efb4f5992ad06037f26b66868ce8afdd63970dd3bc63cea518/pier_review_small.jpg" data-mid="225102256" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1caab7749274a1efb4f5992ad06037f26b66868ce8afdd63970dd3bc63cea518/pier_review_small.jpg" /> Studio Landscapes<img width="996" height="1000" width_o="996" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a26cea45a5ef6fdc3ef68632a0fda63cc6abf7413466a3ed5b05e7ef31791262/Runaway.jpg" data-mid="167660049" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/996/i/a26cea45a5ef6fdc3ef68632a0fda63cc6abf7413466a3ed5b05e7ef31791262/Runaway.jpg" /> Still Lifes<img width="1000" height="666" width_o="1000" height_o="666" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fa1e9bf4de884d92f86753c79319d7f77828677731b614006ec8c6422fd02f4e/Franks_Masterwork_small.jpg" data-mid="97161429" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fa1e9bf4de884d92f86753c79319d7f77828677731b614006ec8c6422fd02f4e/Franks_Masterwork_small.jpg" /> Commissions<img width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/933b47d413bd0f1b16ba5311ac555747e1fc343df1c5f567d32ac8a6ba45b6bf/retro_road_trip_small.jpg" data-mid="225102254" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/933b47d413bd0f1b16ba5311ac555747e1fc343df1c5f567d32ac8a6ba45b6bf/retro_road_trip_small.jpg" /> Available Contact https://ericlarsonart.com/Contact Sun, 10 Feb 2019 01:37:35 +0000 Eric Larson Art https://ericlarsonart.com/Contact Contact <img width="1000" height="324" width_o="1000" height_o="324" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/916f9fca694d856a42d41c97368b41d59ffc764809565b317aba24c92fde0128/crossroads_raw_adj_crop.jpg" data-mid="156741547" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/916f9fca694d856a42d41c97368b41d59ffc764809565b317aba24c92fde0128/crossroads_raw_adj_crop.jpg" /> If you’re interested in email alerts when I have new paintings posted, please sign up below. My work can be found on Instagram at @ericlarsonart, and you can find my blog here.Smaller available paintings can be found on my Daily Paintworks page and I am pleased to be represented by the wonderful galleries below: Sadler Gallery Milwaukee, WI  Rice Gallery of Fine Arts Overland Park, KS Milward Farrell Fine Arts Madison, WI For commission inquiries and info on the process, please email me at ericlarsonfineart@gmail.com. Lights in Night Satin https://ericlarsonart.com/Lights-in-Night-Satin Tue, 08 Sep 2026 01:07:22 +0000 Eric Larson Art https://ericlarsonart.com/Lights-in-Night-Satin <img width="798" height="1000" width_o="798" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/abe46dba03b76f91a451f7ded7e0484e4b390ad7ec9550f111894e9f5053c301/lights_in_night_satin_sml.jpeg" data-mid="251926869" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/798/i/abe46dba03b76f91a451f7ded7e0484e4b390ad7ec9550f111894e9f5053c301/lights_in_night_satin_sml.jpeg" /> Lights in Night Satin14” x 11”  Oil on cradled panel 2026 ---- Available for purchase here. Superior Morning https://ericlarsonart.com/Superior-Morning Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:00:09 +0000 Eric Larson Art https://ericlarsonart.com/Superior-Morning <img width="1000" height="778" width_o="1000" height_o="778" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5713a511f8af967b96480670776a8d2b7f63d16d5b10705ae149f0529904615/superior_morning_sml.jpeg" data-mid="250933640" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f5713a511f8af967b96480670776a8d2b7f63d16d5b10705ae149f0529904615/superior_morning_sml.jpeg" /> Superior Morning11” x 14”  Oil on canvas panel 2026 ---- Available for purchase here. Sunnylands https://ericlarsonart.com/Sunnylands Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:10:39 +0000 Eric Larson Art https://ericlarsonart.com/Sunnylands <img width="1000" height="775" width_o="1000" height_o="775" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f2f380e98f0852d21917c10b38499ee248957e55c351fe0e597cdece4c08f7ef/sunnylands_sml.jpeg" data-mid="251828376" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f2f380e98f0852d21917c10b38499ee248957e55c351fe0e597cdece4c08f7ef/sunnylands_sml.jpeg" /> Sunnylands11” x 14”  Oil on panel 2026 ---- Available for purchase here. Sunlit Welcome https://ericlarsonart.com/Sunlit-Welcome Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:16 +0000 Eric Larson Art https://ericlarsonart.com/Sunlit-Welcome <img width="1000" height="790" width_o="1000" height_o="790" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/db4db3c42d5b3d1edc89a8cf378517a53c2216815864859741a20ff9389f876a/Sunlit-Welcome_sml.jpeg" data-mid="251751734" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/db4db3c42d5b3d1edc89a8cf378517a53c2216815864859741a20ff9389f876a/Sunlit-Welcome_sml.jpeg" /> Sunlit Welcome11” x 14”  Oil on cradled panel 2026 ---- Available for purchase here. Marcus Hike https://ericlarsonart.com/Marcus-Hike Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:56:24 +0000 Eric Larson Art https://ericlarsonart.com/Marcus-Hike <img width="732" height="1000" width_o="732" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/067a6a1d72ec4d84cd78ef3d9074ad3c83ff80605bac6cf23bd68882e46380a3/Marcus_hike_sml.jpeg" data-mid="251233962" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/732/i/067a6a1d72ec4d84cd78ef3d9074ad3c83ff80605bac6cf23bd68882e46380a3/Marcus_hike_sml.jpeg" /> Marcus Hike24” x 18”  Oil on canvas 2026 ---- Private Collection Quiet Distance https://ericlarsonart.com/Quiet-Distance Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:33:30 +0000 Eric Larson Art https://ericlarsonart.com/Quiet-Distance <img width="1000" height="486" width_o="1000" height_o="486" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/03672d294b0061920b9e2b36e1bd54460e3155429b04c42250747507cee9211e/quiet_distance_sml.jpeg" data-mid="249522644" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/03672d294b0061920b9e2b36e1bd54460e3155429b04c42250747507cee9211e/quiet_distance_sml.jpeg" /> Quiet Distance12” x 24”  Oil on canvas 2026 Honorable Mention 4th Friday Art Event July 2026--- Available for purchase here.